how do i install gens

pnotz17 · 2020-03-29 20:48:30

i am a arch user and i wanted to install BL for my niece and nephew and wanted to install Sega games for them, i had lubuntu installed previously for them and gens installed easy ,i cant get my head around this right now lol how can i install gens ,does it have something to do with libpng12-0 pkg that is not allowing it to unzip with deb, i am using a 32 bit pc also any help?

damo · 2020-03-29 21:07:41

It would help if you explained what package/deb you are trying to install.

libpng12-0 is only available in sid, so it is not possible to install it in BL.

pnotz17 · 2020-03-29 21:13:13

i downloaded the gens/gs from their site then tried to use the pkg manager to install it but it says dependency not satisfiable libpng12-0 i am trying to install gens 2.16.7 i386.deb

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damo · 2020-03-29 21:28:10

pnotz17 wrote:

i downloaded the gens/gs from their site then tried to use the pkg manager to install it but it says dependency not satisfiable libpng12-0 i am trying to install gens 2.16.7 i386.deb

As I said, that dependency can't be installed in BL: libpng12-0

FYI it is useful when asking for help to explain exactly what you have tried; and provide links, otherwise you are expecting people to spend time searching for them.

ohnonot · 2020-03-30 21:18:29

I don't know any gens.
A package search

apt search sega game

returns a few choices.
How about

dgen
mednafen
osmose-emulator

Most notably that last one I'd say.

rbh · 2020-03-30 21:54:49

damo wrote:

As I said, that dependency can't be installed in BL: libpng12-0

Hmmm, I think I have installed BL and upgraded to Debian Sid...

But nothing to recommend doing for causual user. It might give craches and extra work.

Hhh wrote dist-upgrade helium to sid (unofficial)

rbh · 2020-03-30 22:05:15

pnotz17 wrote:

i downloaded the gens/gs from their site then tried to use the pkg manager to install it but it says dependency not satisfiable libpng12-0 i am trying to install gens 2.16.7 i386.deb

Yuo downloaded from https://segaretro.org/Gens/GS?

They dont have any deb for Debian, only for Ubuntu. Debian and Ubuntu are not binary compatible (Sometimes they can be..)

You probabley have to download source and compile.

No information about debian in their forum?

damo · 2020-03-30 22:20:34

@pnotz17

Bunsenlabs wrote:

Heed the warnings on the website and in the bl-welcome script! Remember that you had to enter "I understand", to say you are aware of the risk of system breakage if you use non-Debian or non-Stable sources.

Using ubuntu sources and ppa's is a good way of breaking your Debian system

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